Gram panchayat · Kanas block · Puri
Kanas gram panchayat
Kanas is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kanas block of Puri district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 6,240 people in 1,408 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Satyabadi assembly constituency and the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 6,240
- Literacy
- 85.2%
- Area
- 6 km²
- LGD code
- 120985
Villages of Kanas
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanas | 643 | 2,864 | 83.2% | 11% | 0% |
| Dimiri | 374 | 1,652 | 85.6% | 22% | 0% |
| Sahana | 143 | 738 | 85.4% | 1% | 0% |
| Krushnanagar | 123 | 532 | 84.1% | 51% | 1% |
| Chandapada | 119 | 435 | 97.0% | 4% | 0% |
| Chakasirei | 6 | 19 | 100.0% | 21% | 0% |
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Kanas
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,240
- 3,198 male · 3,042 female
- Households
- 1,408
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.2%
- about the same as Kanas block's villages (85.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 951
- below Kanas block's villages (975)
- Children aged 0–6
- 572
- 9.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,925
- 30.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 982 (15.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5 (0.1%)
What the 1,925 workers did
- Cultivators135 (7.0%)
- Agricultural labourers321 (16.7%)
- Household industry97 (5.0%)
- Other work599 (31.1%)
- Marginal workers773 (40.2%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Kanas
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 6 km², 88% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school4 of 6
- Middle school2 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school1 of 6
- Degree college1 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre5 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump5 of 6
- Electricity for homes5 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Kanas block
- Alibada
- Andarsingh
- Anlajodi
- Badal
- Badas
- Baku
- Bijipur
- Bindhan
- Bokanda
- Chupurungi
- Deipur
- Dibyasinghpur
- Dochhian
- Gadabadaput
- Gadabalabhadrapur
- Gadakharad
- Gadasahi
- Gadasanput
- Gadisagoda
- Gopinathpur
- Jamalgoda
- Kadua
- Khandahota
- Pandiakera
- Sahupada
- Sirei
- Trilochanapur
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